Occupation Atlaselectronic equipment assembler
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6565dc02-14e4-4819-b99c-44c352000f43
electronic equipment assembler
Electronic equipment assemblers are responsible for the assembly of electronic equipment and systems. They assemble electronic components and wiring according to blueprints and assembly drawings. They may assist in quality inspection and equipment maintenance.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.33
- I Investigative3.44
- S Social1.30
- A Artistic1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles (49-2096.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (22)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- align components
- apply assembly techniques
- apply health and safety standards
- apply soldering techniques
- assemble electronic units
- electrical equipment regulations
- electronic equipment standards
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- fasten components
- integrated circuits
- interpret circuit diagrams
- measure parts of manufactured products
- meet deadlines
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- printed circuit boards
- quality standards
- read assembly drawings
- remove defective products
- report defective manufacturing materials
- solder electronics
- types of electronics
Optional (55)
- 3D printing process
- adjust manufacturing equipment
- assemble hardware components
- assemble printed circuit boards
- attach power cords to electric module
- automation technology
- battery management systems
- calibrate electronic instruments
- check system parameters against reference values
- clean components during assembly
- computer technology
- consumer electronics
- crimping
- determine suitability of materials
- dispose of hazardous waste
- electricity
- electromechanics
- gather data for forensic purposes
- inspect quality of products
- install software
- interpret technical information for electronic repair work
- keep records of work progress
- liaise with engineers
- maintain electronic systems
- maintain mechatronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- maintenance of printing machines
- maintenance operations
- manage data
- measure electrical characteristics
- mechatronics
- microelectronics
- microprocessors
- operate 3D computer graphics software
- operate automated process control
- operate printing machinery
- oversee logistics of finished products
- pack electronic equipment
- perform test run
- power electronics
- printing materials
- printing on large scale machines
- printing techniques
- program firmware
- programmable logic controller
- provide power connection from bus bars
- repair electronic components
- repair wiring
- replace defect components
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- robotics
- statistical analysis system software
- test electronic units
- use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
- wear appropriate protective gear
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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